Transcript Chapter 008
Chapter 7
The Nursing Process and
Standards of Care in
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
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Standards of Care
Standard 1: Assessment
Age considerations
• Assessment of children
• Assessment of adolescents
• Assessment of older adults
Language barriers
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Case Study
A patient who just arrived on your unit says, “I
don’t know why you need to do an assessment, I
am just here to get my medicines adjusted.”
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Case Study (Cont.)
What is the purpose of a psychiatric mental
health nursing assessment?
How would you respond to this patient?
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Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing Assessment
Gathering data
Review of systems
Laboratory data
Mental status examination
Psychosocial assessment
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Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing Assessment (Cont.)
Gathering data (cont’d)
Spiritual/religious assessment
Cultural and social assessment
Validating the assessment
Using rating scales
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Standard 2: Diagnosis
Three components
Problem (unmet need)
Etiology (probable cause)
Supporting data (signs and symptoms)
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Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
Outcome criteria – Outcomes that reflect the
maximal level of patient health that can
realistically be achieved through nursing
interventions
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Standard 4: Planning
Principles to consider when planning care
Safe
Compatible and appropriate
Realistic and individualized
Evidence-based
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Standard 5: Implementation
Basic interventions
Coordination of care
Health teaching and health promotion
Milieu therapy
Pharmacological, biological, and integrative therapies
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Standard 5: Implementation (Cont.)
Advanced practice interventions
Prescriptive authority and treatment
Psychotherapy
Consultation
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Standard 6: Evaluation
Systematic
Ongoing
Criteria-based
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Question 1
In which part of the nursing care plan would the
nurse expect to find this statement:
Offer snacks and finger foods frequently.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning and outcomes identification
Intervention
Evaluation
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Audience Response Questions
1. A nurse assesses a newly admitted client diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease and a urinary tract infection.
The nurse asks the client’s sibling for information about
the home environment, ADLs, and medications. What
type of information source is the sibling?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Private
D. Informed
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Audience Response Questions
2. Which term is broader?
A. Spirituality
B. Religion
C. Not sure
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Audience Response Questions
3. A nurse taught a client about important precautions
associated with a new prescription. Afterward, the client
accurately summarized major self-management
strategies associated with this drug. Which step of the
nursing process applies to the client’s summarization?
A. Assessment
B. Analysis
C. Planning/outcomes identification
D. Intervention
E. Evaluation
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